THE PRICE OF A MOTHER'S LOVE
When 24-year-old Musa left Sokoto for Zamfara, he promised his mother he would return within a few days.
"Pray for me, Mama," he said with a smile.
His mother, Hajiya Zainabu, was a poor widow. Musa was her only child, her only source of joy after years of hardship. She watched him leave, unaware that it would be the last time she would see him.
Halfway through the journey, armed bandits attacked the vehicle and abducted several passengers, including Musa.
Days later, the kidnappers called.
"If you want your son alive, bring ₦50 million."
The amount was impossible. Hajiya Zainabu had never seen such money in her life.
She went from house to house begging for help. She visited relatives, friends, community leaders, and wealthy people. Most sympathized with her, but very few offered assistance.
As weeks turned into months, she sold everything she owned—her small farmland, her livestock, her household belongings, and eventually the tiny house she inherited from her late husband.
After sacrificing everything, she managed to gather only ₦7 million.
With tears in her eyes, she pleaded with the kidnappers.
"This is all I have. Take it. I beg you, release my son."
The kidnappers collected the money.
She waited.
One day passed.
Two days.
A week.
But Musa never came home.
Each time she called, they either ignored her or switched off their phones. Eventually, she realized the painful truth—they had taken her money and refused to release her son.
The grief broke her.
Every morning she sat outside the room she rented after selling her house, staring at the road, hoping to see Musa walking toward her.
She stopped eating properly. She stopped sleeping. Her health deteriorated rapidly.
Her neighbors often heard her whisper:
"Ya Allah, let me see my son one more time before I die."
But that prayer was never answered.
One cold morning, Hajiya Zainabu was found lifeless on her prayer mat.
She died carrying the pain of losing her only child.
She died after giving everything she owned for a son she never got back.
And somewhere in captivity, Musa may still be waiting, unaware that the mother who sacrificed her entire world for him has already left this world.
Sometimes, the cruelest deaths are not caused by bullets or sickness.
Sometimes, they are caused by a broken heart.Lesson: Never underestimate a mother's love. A mother's heart can carry unimaginable pain, but even the strongest heart has limits.
God almighty, whoever has a hand in the insecurity we're facing in this country, and whoever is responsible for tackling it but refuses to, God almighty please end their lives before anymore innocent people are harmed. God almighty deprive them of every good thing they desire in this life, deprive them of sleep, peace of mind and anything important to them. God almighty do not let them repent so that when they die, they'll remain in hell fire for all eternity....
Amen 🙏
THE PRICE OF A MOTHER'S LOVE
When 24-year-old Musa left Sokoto for Zamfara, he promised his mother he would return within a few days.
"Pray for me, Mama," he said with a smile.
His mother, Hajiya Zainabu, was a poor widow. Musa was her only child, her only source of joy after years of hardship. She watched him leave, unaware that it would be the last time she would see him.
Halfway through the journey, armed bandits attacked the vehicle and abducted several passengers, including Musa.
Days later, the kidnappers called.
"If you want your son alive, bring ₦50 million."
The amount was impossible. Hajiya Zainabu had never seen such money in her life.
She went from house to house begging for help. She visited relatives, friends, community leaders, and wealthy people. Most sympathized with her, but very few offered assistance.
As weeks turned into months, she sold everything she owned—her small farmland, her livestock, her household belongings, and eventually the tiny house she inherited from her late husband.
After sacrificing everything, she managed to gather only ₦7 million.
With tears in her eyes, she pleaded with the kidnappers.
"This is all I have. Take it. I beg you, release my son."
The kidnappers collected the money.
She waited.
One day passed.
Two days.
A week.
But Musa never came home.
Each time she called, they either ignored her or switched off their phones. Eventually, she realized the painful truth—they had taken her money and refused to release her son.
The grief broke her.
Every morning she sat outside the room she rented after selling her house, staring at the road, hoping to see Musa walking toward her.
She stopped eating properly. She stopped sleeping. Her health deteriorated rapidly.
Her neighbors often heard her whisper:
"Ya Allah, let me see my son one more time before I die."
But that prayer was never answered.
One cold morning, Hajiya Zainabu was found lifeless on her prayer mat.
She died carrying the pain of losing her only child.
She died after giving everything she owned for a son she never got back.
And somewhere in captivity, Musa may still be waiting, unaware that the mother who sacrificed her entire world for him has already left this world.
Sometimes, the cruelest deaths are not caused by bullets or sickness.
Sometimes, they are caused by a broken heart.Lesson: Never underestimate a mother's love. A mother's heart can carry unimaginable pain, but even the strongest heart has limits.